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One Lap of the Web: Autocross proposal, an accidental eBay car purchase and Pikes Peak footage

July 10, 2013

Garo Haroutounian in the 2013 Falougha Hill Climb, tearing it up Photo by Top Gear

We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars. Since there's more out there than we'd ever be able to cover, here's our daily digest of car stuff on the Web you may not otherwise have heard about.

-- We all know Sébastien Loeb dominated Pikes Peak this year, but other racers made impressive outings as well, specifically Jeff Swartz and his Porsche911 GT3 Cup. Check out the footage below and fall in love with the flat-six’s epic sound.

-- Getting creative these days with proposals is pretty tough. Simply kneeling and whipping out an engagement ring isn’t enough anymore. This man took it to another level, proposing to his future wife while flogging his car through an autocross. Consider this the blueprint for car guys getting engaged.

-- Check out this video below of a BMWM3 getting sideways and airborne during the 2013 Falougha Hill Climb. Now kids, let’s not try this at home.

-- What happens when you let your 14-month-old play with your phone? She buys a 1962 Austin Healey Sprite. Fortunately for the father, it was only $225, needed a lot of work and she didn’t end up buying the $38,000 Porsche he originally wanted.